eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 511

Even though sweet potatoes have high yields, they also pay attention to planting methods and techniques.

This is a technical job.

Zhu Houzhao did not immediately arrange a large-scale planting in a certain place. On the one hand, he did not have enough seeds, and on the other hand, he felt that a set of mature empirical methods had not yet been summed up.

Because he vaguely remembers growing sweet potatoes when he was young, the most suitable soil conditions are not clay, but sandy loam, which is contrary to common sense.

If the method is not correct, a large amount of publicity and promotion to the people will be instilled with the wrong method and cause losses. If the effect is not good and the enthusiasm of the people is not high, it will be a bad thing.

So he explained to Yang Tinghe that it was never just promotion, but cultivation and promotion.

"Appropriate planting time, effective planting methods, soil quality, water volume, and sunshine time all need to be compared to get the results. The villain originally did some in Fujian, but he couldn't wait to go to Beijing to find his daughter, so we haven't finished all of them yet. Done. But there is no problem with farming, the villain has seen people have done it in Manga.”

Yang Tinghe also felt that there were many things to do.

"In this case, I need to find a group of special people. Can Brother Meng read and write?"

"The villain can't read. But the little girl can read."

"Literacy is still better, and you can keep records. It is not difficult for me to coordinate this matter. It is not difficult to find some smart and sensible people." Yang Tinghe put his hands behind his back. Save some data..."

These are all in his mind, there is no need to talk to an old farmer, just tell him when the time comes.

"Let's not mention those for now, today we are mainly going to choose a few pieces of land."

"Little man obeys."

In fact, the mode of production also affects the form of culture. Farming is definitely not without technical content.Isn't it that many young people in modern times don't know how to farm?
That's why the culture we have derived is "a family has an old man, like a treasure". In the years of pure farming, the old man has a very clear understanding of the details of planting, farming seasons, weddings, weddings and other aspects. No matter what big or small things, there is always a charter, and you can feel at ease when you follow it.

Now that a fresh crop comes, some characteristics in the genes of the farming nation are stimulated - just to figure out how to grow it quickly.

Zhu Houzhao also knew that this kind of thing can't be rushed. When something is planted in the soil, the time to grow is fixed, and it can't be done just by blowing.

He is going to spend a few days to ask how the 'guarantee arrangements' are doing, so that's all.

It is not so easy to change a country.

Just like what Wang Shouren faced.

In the second year of Zhengde, after the First World War between Ming and Mongolia, Tatar's military strength was greatly damaged. In the absence of security, the Mongols who were originally stationed in the Hetao area had to cross the Yinshan Mountains and migrate northward.

During Zhengde's three-year court meeting, managing Hetao was the most important topic of the court.

Hetao actually refers to Xitao, Houtao and Qiantao.

The Xitao Plain is on the left side of the "Ji" shape of the Yellow River, which is today's Yinchuan Plain.

The back set and the front set are also relatively easy to recognize, that is, the plains formed on the two corners of the "ji" shape when the Yellow River goes up.

The Yellow River originally went north, but suddenly changed its course to the east, and it just hit the Yin Mountain and couldn't get through it. At the foot of the Yin Mountain, the impact of the river water gave birth to such a fertile area.

The front cover is the corner on the right side of the Chinese character '几', about where Baotou City is today.

In a broad sense, the Hetao includes these three areas. This is not the desolation in the northwest in the impression. It has lush grass, fertile fields, vast grasslands, endless cultivated land, dense water network and mild and cool climate. It has been completely defeated since the Han Dynasty. After the Huns, Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, and Yunzhong County were established here.

It can be said that from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, as long as the Central Plains Dynasty was strong enough, it would use this area as an important area for reclamation.According to modern data, the Hetao Plain has 100 mu of arable land, but it was definitely not that high in the Ming Dynasty, because the level of reclamation was not up to the mark, and horses were also raised here not only for food.

But even so, here is still a piece of the south of the Yangtze River.

As for the means used in the past dynasties, there are no more than twelve words: immigration to the border, farming to reclaim wasteland, and building water conservancy.

The difference is how the various dynasties implemented the immigration policy, and whether they gave each person [-] mu or [-] mu for land reclamation, that is, the degree of incentives was different.

In the hands of Ming Ting,
Zhu Houzhao did not designate a separate province, but managed the Hetao Plain in a new form of military area.

In this place, Wang Shouren is the chief person in charge, and the imperial court gave him the title of Minister of the Ministry of War to control the army and horses in the Hetao area and also manage civil affairs.

The so-called civil administration is to build a city here.Farming civilization is to have a city.And once it was built, there were three cities. Of course there were some small cities in the past, but now Zhu Houzhao has made a big deal. He either doesn’t do it, or he does it well. He wants to nail the nails here, so no matter what it was before, the city has to be rebuilt. .

Yinchuan Town was built in the west, Shuofang Town was built in the back, and Yunzhong Town was built in the front.

The seat of the Hetao military area is located in Shuofang Town.

Afterwards, Wang Shouren informed the imperial court to set up two guards of fine cavalry and two guards of infantry in Shuofang Town, and one guard of fine cavalry and infantry in Yinchuan Town and Yunzhong Town.

These are naturally accurate.

If you agree, you will pay.

Silver, cattle, and farm tools are all being transported here continuously.

Of course, population is also included.

Wang Shouren vaguely remembered that when he was young, he used to lead horses out of the Great Wall. He himself had carefully considered the border defense of the Ming Dynasty. Now that he is really in charge of such a fortress to the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps it is God's will in the dark.

In front of him is the official horse farm that was built just last year. The imperial court named it Bei'an Garden. The grassland here is a real paradise for horses. When thousands of strong and bright war horses run together, it feels very special. magnificent.

In addition to Bei'an Garden, Wang Shouren also pushed for the construction of three horse farms, Changle Garden, Dingle Garden, and Yong'an Garden. These are more than 1 mu of horse farms, and the horses bred are healthy and strong.

The reason for the vigorous construction of official horse farms is that buying foals is relatively easier than driving people over, and it can be used to cooperate with the withdrawal of folk and herdsmen, which has now been implemented nationwide.

On the other hand, it also takes into account some kind of 'marketization' of horses.Now that the horses from the official horse farm are in the hands of the frontier army, the frontier army has to pay for them. This was the rule three years ago.Moreover, because of the drastic withdrawal of the peasants and herdsmen, and the lack of horses among the people, the price of a horse has always been above 20 taels.

Therefore, relying on this heaven-sent land to raise horses, the Hetao military area will soon usher in the first year of horse income.

Of course, the grass belongs to the state, the personnel belong to the state, and even the 'start-up capital' also belongs to the state, so the money does not belong to private individuals.It's just that the Hetao military area is in its infancy, and the court agreed that the money does not need to be handed over, and can be used to build cities, raise soldiers, reclaim wasteland, and build more horse farms.

Having money is the basic prerequisite for maintaining combat power and existence.

Under the order of the imperial court, the Hetao Military District and Gansu Town reached a contract. The three years of Zhengde were not counted. At that time, it had just begun. Provide 20 war horses, and the price of each horse is [-] taels, which is relatively easy to calculate. If it is male to male, the price will not increase.

This is not easy to do. Wang Shouren has devoted a lot of effort in the past year. He came to Bei'an Garden to check the breeding of these war horses. The poor quality of the horses is his responsibility. If you can't win with the horses, then It is the responsibility of Gansu Town.

In this way, the Hetao military area can get 40 taels of silver for such a sale!

There is no tax yet.

That's why he has such confidence in building cities, garrisoning troops, and raising horses.

"Bring some horses, let's ride."

As soon as he spoke, all the subordinates around him followed suit.

With the help of his subordinates, Wang Shouren stepped on the horseback, and the warm wind was blowing on him. The blue sky, white clouds, and green grass were really refreshing.

There is a poem in the Northern and Southern Dynasties that best describes this kind of scenery: Cilechuan, under the Yin Mountain, the sky is like a dome, covering the whole field.The sky is gray, the wild is vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep!

"Mr. Yangming, after selling [-] horses, we still have more than [-] horses left. What are we going to do with it?"

Wang Shouren gave himself a nickname, Yangming.

"I plan to give a memorial to the imperial court. It is best to keep it for us. Shuofang's avant-garde personnel are complete, but there are still a few horses left."

With enough horses, cavalry, and the food grown here, he can have "military strength". Zhengde will not have anything in four years, but in a few years, once the Tatars recover a little, they may have trouble again , so it's best to be able to form considerable strength before that.

"Didn't it mean that the population is not enough?"

"Population is also very important. I have made it clear to the court." Wang Yangming responded loudly, followed by the figure of horses running with people.

According to his plan, first build the city, raise horses, and reclaim a certain amount of arable land, cultivate food for self-sufficiency as much as possible, buy or apply for self-sufficiency, wait until the horse farm has money income, the city is well built, and the house will be enriched population, and then reclaim land on a larger scale.

The so-called strategy means that there are people, land, horses, and soldiers.

Soon, this place will become a place to garrison troops!
(End of this chapter)